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Skylight Windows
Skylights are not as tricky as you may think. You can use cellular skylight shades which have a headrail on both ends and with the third (middle) rail you can lift and lower them and control the sun and heat coming into the room. This will also be a great help protecting your furniture and carpet from fading.
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Arch Top Windows
At the moment we offer cellular shade arches and real wood arches.
These work great for windows that have an arched opening over the rectangualr window. Choose a matching cell shade or wood blinds to complete the window.
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Bay Windows
A bay window is a set of windows that consist of two angled side windows and one center (generally larger) window. We offer a lot of products that work well with this type of window setting but it's important that you read our bay window measuring instructions thoroughly befor ordering. Click Here to view detailed instructions. The info is below the general measuring instructions.
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Sunrooms & Corner Windows
Sunroom is the name generally given to a room on the back of a house that is surrounded by windows. These can get tricky because of the way the windows meet in the corners and the slope that is sometimes part of the original home design. Most products work fine here but it's important that you read our corner window measuring instructions first.
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Transoms, Clearstory Windows
These windows can allow a great deal of unwanted heat and light into a room, especially bedrooms. If possible it's best to match the treatment with whatever was on the lower window in that room. Other choices that are popular are cellular shades, wood blinds, faux wood blinds and pleated shades.
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Wide, Multi Blinds on One Headrail
Wide windows like picture windows are generally required to be done as 2 or 3 blinds on one headrail. This is usually due the the weight of the treatment. Other reasons for choosing multiple blinds on a single head rail would be asthetics. If you would like to be able to raise just the center picture window blinds and leave the two side window blinds lowered you can do that with this type of window covering. Choose from wood blinds, cell shades, etc.
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French Doors
French doors almost always have the window treatment mounted to the door itself. Generally you would measure a little wider and taller than the glass. View our french door measuring instructions for details. Popular choices for a french type door would be cellular shades, roller shades, mini blinds, 1" wood blinds and bamboo blinds.
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Sliding Glass Doors
Since sliding glass doors (also known as door walls) generally slide to one side or the other a treatment that lifts isn't very practical. We suggest you use vertical blinds, bamboo sliding panels or our new cellular verticals for these applications. You can also coordinate a horizontal treatment to go with most all of these.
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Shower & Tub Windows
Since these applications are high moisture & humidity areas we recommend you use a window treatment that is durable, easy to clean and resists mold. A smooth pvc vertical blind works great because it's made out of vinyl and doesnt have any horizontal slats for water to gather. Another popular choice is the smooth fauxwood blinds.
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Garage & Storage Area's
When ordering blinds for a garage, storage area, etc you need to consider both the look from the outside of your home so it coordinates with the treatments on the rest of the house (all horizontal, etc) and the possibility of dust & dirt buildup. Something like a smooth pvc vertical or vinyl roller shade would work best.
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Glass Block Windows
Although these windows are obscure they are not always totally private. If it's dark outside and you have your lights on inside someone standing near the window would show as a silhouette from the outside. Sometimes even more than that shows. We recommend any light filtering treatment that works to properly treat the window and second as a privacy enhancer.
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Extreme Sun Exposure
Got heat? We got answers!
We have a wide assortment of prodcuts that work great for windows that have too much sunlight coming in. If you would still like a view to the outdoors try the Phifer sheerweave shades. Room darkening and blackout cellular shades work great too.
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Commercial Windows
Some great heavy duty commercial grade products would be the sheerweave sun shades (blocks the heat, maintains the view), 2" faux wood blinds (looks like the real wood blinds), 2" wood blinds, vertical blinds and 8 gauge 1" mini blinds (our best heavy duty minis).
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Need View but Privacy Concerns
One of the best types of shades for this application wold be our Phifer Sheerweave Shades. They are available in Roll-Up and Roman Fold styles. If you really want to keep the view to the outside while still having some degree of privacy then this is the best solution.
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Round & Octagon Windows
These shapes are available in a limited number of products, Some blinds and shades for the octagonal windows are somewhat functional, others are stationary. Please call our customer service department since these need to be handled by phone.
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Front Entry Side
Lights
Although these long narrow windows do a great job allowing light into the foyer/entry areas most people still ned some privacy. We recommend products that will not only hug closer to the glass but also not be too bulky. We suggest the cellular shades, pleated shades, 1" wood blinds, 1" mini blinds, micro mini blinds and bamboo shades.
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